The Old Bike Store, Worthing

The Old Bike Store is an 8 tap keg-only micropub style venue, though done up more expensively than is typical with a smartly tiled floor and tables and chairs that all come from the same set. The pub extends a fair way back, though you can expect to sit in semi darkness the further you go, while there's a small fenced off area out the front with a couple of tables for smokers and traffic spotters. Just after opening, the music was already set to comfortable. Prices are much as you'd expect from craft keg, but they've selected their pales, IPAs and stouts well, so I was happy to spend a while here, having timed my trip to Worthing around the 4pm opening.

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Please note that cask conditioned ales are no longer available. Still a great bar to visit though.

Perhaps more of a mini-pub than a micro one because the narrow rectangular seating area extends some way back beyond the left-had-side counter, but the ethos obviously aligns. That said, the plain furniture and relative stark decor away from the themed front window won't appeal to all. Four real ales served on gravity from the cool room - Downlands Best, Langham Hip Hop (£4.00), Goldmark Microbus and Fyne Ales Jarl - plus eight craft beers from keg taps on the wall and five (presumably boxed) ciders. The nibbles offered on a Sunday is an unexpected traditional touch.